Our Lab
Trainees
Postdoctoral Fellows
Peter Sheffield
he/him
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Ottawa
Supervisor
Agnes Grudniewicz
Research Interests
Primary care, mental health, health workforce
Research Methods
Qualitative
Additional Expertise
Bassist with too many strings, cat wrangler
Doctoral Students
Andrew Putnum
they/them
PhD, Computer Science
Ontario Tech University
Supervisors
David Rudoler & Peter Lewis
Research Interests
Mental health, health equity, AI ethics
Research Methods
Quantitative, mixed
Additional Expertise
Tinkering, reading, random fact accumulation
Ellie Gooderham
she/her
PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Supervisor
Lindsay Hedden
Research Interests
Primary care, health equity, healthcare access
Research Methods
Mixed
Additional Expertise
Travelling, baking, walking my dog
Emran Hasan
he/him
PhD, Health Services and Policy Research
Dalhousie University
Supervisor
Ruth Lavergne
Research Interests
Primary care, health policy, health equity
Research Methods
Quantitative, administrative and EMR data
Additional Expertise
Cooking, movies
Gillian Young
she/her
PhD, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Western University
Supervisors
Lindsay Hedden & Maria Mathews
Research Interests
Primary care, health policy, healthcare access
Research Methods
Quantitative, qualitative
Additional Expertise
Swimming, biking, canoeing, playing cello, calligraphy
Haaris Tiwana
he/him
PhD, Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Supervisors
Lindsay Hedden & Julia Smith
Research Interests
Health policy, health equity, healthcare access
Research Methods
Qualitative, mixed
Additional Expertise
Movies, basketball, running
Joel Dissanayake
he/him
PhD, Health Systems Research
University of Toronto
Supervisors
David Rudoler & Claire de Oliveira
Research Interests
Mental health, health policy
Research Methods
Quantitative, qualitative, mixed
Additional Expertise
Weight lifting, golf, spending time with my dog Duke
Julie Vizza
she/her
PhD, Health Science
Ontario Tech University
Supervisors
Agnes Grudniewicz & David Rudoler
Research Interests
Primary care, healthcare quality, patient engagement
Research Methods
Qualitative
Additional Expertise
Reading, travelling, remixing recipes, Pomeranian wrangling
Reem Gaafar
she/her
PhD, Health Sciences
Ontario Tech University
Supervisor
David Rudoler
Research Interests
Mental health, health policy, healthcare access
Research Methods
Qualitative, knowledge synthesis
Additional Expertise
Reading, writing, painting with watercolours
Ross Duncan
he/him
PhD, Health Services & Policy Research
Simon Fraser University
Supervisor
Lindsay Hedden
Research Interests
Healthcare access, healthcare quality, virtual care
Research Methods
Mixed
Additional Expertise
Acoustic guitar, game nights, history podcasts
Masters Students
Alyssa Lin
she/her
MSc, Health Systems
University of Ottawa
Supervisor
Agnes Grudniewicz
Research Interests
Primary care, healthcare access, health promotion
Research Methods
Qualitative
Additional Expertise
Reading, music, skiing
Amelia Campbell
she/her
MSc, Management (Health Systems)
University of Ottawa
Supervisor
Agnes Grudniewicz
Research Interests
Primary care, healthcare quality, knowledge translation
Research Methods
Qualitative, mixed
Additional Expertise
Concerts, weightlifting, reading, board games
Elliot Brierley
he/him
MSc, Management
University of Ottawa
Supervisor
Agnes Grudniewicz
Research Interests
Primary care, mental health, health policy
Research Methods
Qualitative
Additional Expertise
French bulldogs, cats, exercise, fantasy
Hannah Wotherspoon
she/her
MSc, Health Systems
University of Ottawa
Supervisors
Agnes Grudniewicz & Manoj Lalu
Research Interests
Health policy, knowledge translation, translational science
Research Methods
Qualitative
Additional Expertise
Skiing, figure skating, baking
Julia Bailey
she/her
MHSc, Community, Population, and Public Health
Ontario Tech University
Supervisor
David Rudoler
Research Interests
Mental health, health policy, healthcare access
Research Methods
Quantitative
Additional Expertise
Running, skiing, hiking, chess, travelling
Lab Alumni
Aidan Bodner
he/him
MSc, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto
Supervisors
Sara Allin & David Rudoler
Ali Coates
she/her
PhD, Management
University of Ottawa
Supervisor
Agnes Grudniewciz
Catherine Kadamani
MSc, Health Systems
University of Ottawa
Supervisors
Agnes Grudniewicz & Jennifer Dimoff
Eric Poarch
he/him
MSc, Epidemiology and Applied Health Research
Dalhousie University
Supervisors
Ruth Lavergne
François Gallant
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dalhousie University
Supervisor
Ruth Lavergne
Husayn Jessa
he/him
MSc, Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
University of Toronto
Supervisor
David Rudoler
Kezia Kesson
she/her
MPH, Public Health
Simon Fraser University
Supervisor
Lindsay Hedden
Lucie Péléja
she/her
MSc, Health Systems
University of Ottawa
Supervisors
Agnes Grudniewicz & Tracey O'Sullivan
Marc Albert
MSc, Health Systems
University of Ottawa
Supervisors
Agnes Grudniewicz & Manoj Lalu
Margaret Jamieson
she/her
PhD, Health Research (Health Economics)
University of Toronto
Supervisors
Audrey Laporte & David Rudoler
Maryam Rana
she/her
MHSc, Community, Public, and Population Health
Ontario Tech University
Supervisor
David Rudoler
Nabiha Tariq Paracha
she/her
MHSc, Community, Public, and Population Health
Ontario Tech University
Supervisor
David Rudoler
Rebecca Correia
she/her
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dalhousie University
Supervisor
Ruth Lavergne
Sarah Muñoz-Violant
she/her
MSc, Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Supervisor
Lindsay Hedden
Sian Tsuei
he/him
Postdoctoral Fellow
Simon Fraser University
Supervisor
Lindsay Hedden
Stephanie Littleford
she/her
MHSc, Community, Public, and Population Health
Ontario Tech University
Supervisor
David Rudoler
Tai Hollingbery
they/them
MHSc, Community, Public, and Population Health
Ontario Tech University
Supervisor
David Rudoler